Century Financial Group, Fuginheim Fortress.

Fuginheim Fortress was one of the most prosperous fortresses under the Century Financial Group. On the central main road, pedestrians streamed endlessly, with shops lining both sides, and players coming and going, creating a lively and busy scene.

Besides the shops, there were also many stalls set up on the steps on both sides of the street, with shouts echoing in the air.

However, beneath this prosperity, some crises were hidden.

Since the Angel Corp and Century Financial Group's flying forces suffered a defeat in the City of Sin, the number of shops listed for sale in the city had increased by seventy percent compared to the past.

Once the Century Financial Group continued to suffer defeats, the prosperous commerce of Fuginheim Fortress might collapse, turning into fleeting clouds.

Thirteen players from the Kuangmo Guild, a subsidiary of the Century Financial Group, walked down the street. Fuginheim Fortress was under the jurisdiction of the Kuangmo Guild. In the past, these people were local overlords in Fuginheim Fortress, but their prestige had been swept away by more than half.

In the past, those merchants tried every means to befriend them in order to gain a foothold and make money in Fuginheim Fortress, fearing that they would offend them and be unable to survive in Fuginheim Fortress. Now it was different. The higher-ups of the Kuangmo Guild had issued an order to carefully appease the merchants in the city. Once they did anything excessive that caused a complete collapse of the entire commerce, the Kuangmo Guild would suffer a great loss. But even so, many merchants were determined to sell their shops and escape this place of turmoil. They had an ideal destination, the Abernathy Grasslands. It was said that the Nirvana Tribe had formulated many preferential policies, and commerce was highly prosperous. Everything available in the market could be bought there. Players from the two major empires could easily cross the border and purchase goods there, so its popularity had reached an astonishing level. The Nirvana Tribe's series of victories had also strengthened their confidence, believing that the Abernathy Grasslands were absolutely safe.

As more and more merchants left Fuginheim Fortress, life became more difficult for the Kuangmo Guild. With the commercial depression and the decline in tax revenue, they could only live on the funds invested by the Century Financial Group.

"Damn it, six more shops have posted notices of sale. The selling price of the shops has dropped by 30% compared to the past. These profit-seeking guys are actually willing to sell!" A Kuangmo Guild warrior cursed in frustration.

"There's no way. We can't stop them from selling. Once we stop them from selling, no one will buy the shops," said an elf mage wearing a blue robe. He was obviously the leader of the group.

"Boss Fenglei, is there any better way?"

The elf mage named Fenglei smiled bitterly and shook his head. "What good way do I have? Unless the joint forces of Angel Corp and the Century Financial Group can win one or two battles, this might be able to appease these people a little. Otherwise, the number of people selling shops will only increase, because they understand that once the Nirvana Tribe approaches the city, their shops will be even less valuable."

In the past, when they walked on the street, many people would try to build relationships with them, but now, most people saw the Kuangmo Guild's logo on their bodies and immediately lowered their heads and walked away in a hurry, which made them feel emotional.

Fenglei was the number one expert of the Kuangmo Guild and one of Cao Xu's confidants. He was not very confident in whether Angel Corp and the Century Financial Group could win the war, let alone others. He glanced at the Silvermoon Chapter in his backpack, thinking, if only he could collect this thing into a scroll, then even if the Century Financial Group collapsed, he could rely on his own strength to obtain considerable income.

Even someone like him, a confidant of Cao Xu, had begun to have ulterior motives, let alone others.

"Let's go to the auction house and see if there's anything good!" Fenglei said. He had just taken a step when his body suddenly froze, unable to move even a bit. He glanced at the skill bar, and all his skills were silenced. What was going on? A thought suddenly flashed through his mind: enemy attack!

If it were in the wild, Fenglei would never have been so careless as to be ambushed. This was Fuginheim Fortress under the jurisdiction of the Kuangmo Guild! Here, he completely relaxed his vigilance and never expected that an enemy would ambush him here.

Just as he paused, a cold light from a dagger flashed past. His pupils suddenly contracted. Before he could react in any way, with two "pu pu" sounds, two daggers pierced his body simultaneously, one in front and one behind. So fast, at least Shadow Dance level! This was the last thought that flashed through his mind.

Almost at the instant Fenglei was killed, the other twelve members of the Kuangmo Guild also fell to the ground. Fenglei's Order Chapter had just fallen to the ground when it was taken away.

These thieves only appeared for a moment before disappearing without a trace, nowhere to be found.

At least several hundred players around saw this scene. They were all stunned. In less than a minute, those thieves had taken care of Fenglei and the others, and left silently. What a sharp method!

"Who are those thieves?"

"Probably from the Nirvana Tribe!"

"Look, that's Fenglei, the number one expert of the Kuangmo Guild. It's said that he reached the Archmage level a long time ago. These thieves are too terrifying. That Fenglei didn't even have time to react."

Everyone felt a chill down their spines. The Nirvana Tribe was too domineering. A few people dared to run to someone else's home to kill people, and after killing them, they couldn't do anything about it.

Those who saw this scene developed a deeper awe for the Nirvana Tribe. Soon, nearly a hundred more shops posted notices of sale.

Cao Xu was at the armory of Croft Fortress, a subsidiary of the Century Financial Group. It was somewhat unrealistic to rely on the people below to win the current war. He could only rely on advanced weapons. He tried every means to acquire blueprints for various advanced weapons, spending countless amounts of money, preparing for the final battle. Suddenly, his voice communication rang.

"What's the matter?" Cao Xu asked. His voice was deep and powerful, with an aura of authority.

"Boss, it's bad. Fenglei, Mingye, Amber, and the others have been attacked."

Hearing the report from below, Cao Xu's heart sank. He thought of something. In order to make the Order Chapter more effective, he had distributed the Order Chapters to these people. Although he wanted to collect one or two scrolls of the Order Chapter, he never had the opportunity. Hearing that Fenglei and the others had been attacked, he felt that the situation was not good. He asked, "How are they now?"

"Boss Fenglei and the others are all dead. The other party moved very quickly and was difficult to defend against. The Nirvana Tribe sent at least twenty Shadow Dance Thieves."

"What about the Order Chapters?"

"All lost."

"What? All lost?" Cao Xu was furious. He slammed his palm on the table. The Order Chapters that he had finally found were all lost. This made him furious, but it was not the fault of Fenglei and the others. The Nirvana Tribe had sent so many Shadow Dance Thieves to launch a surprise attack, and no one could defend against it.

Cao Xu frowned deeply. The Nirvana Tribe sent so many Shadow Dance Thieves to snatch the Order Chapters. He keenly felt that things were not simple. It shouldn't be for those few incomplete pieces. Did they already have a way to put together a scroll, or even... a complete set?

If it was a complete set, then it would be too terrible. Anyone who collected a complete set of the Order Chapter could become the Pope of the Holy Temple. Once Mad Rogue Nie Yan was named Pope, then the Century Financial Group and Angel Corp would undoubtedly lose.

After thinking about it, according to the information he had collected, there were several Order Chapters in the hands of level 200 demonized lords. It would probably not be so easy for the Nirvana Tribe to put together a complete set. It was estimated that they would be able to put together at most two or three scrolls, which would be very good.

But he couldn't take it lightly. Mad Rogue Nie Yan was someone who couldn't be judged by common sense.

Cao Xu understood that he had no way out. He could only gather his strength as soon as possible and fight the Nirvana Tribe to the death. The longer the time dragged on, the more uneasy he would be.

"Boss, we don't have enough gold coins anymore. What should we do?"

"The funds transferred from the gold farming team have all been used up?"

"Yes, all used up, but it's still not enough. The armory has been spending money like water these past few days, using up five to six million gold coins every day."

Cao Xu was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Continue to buy on the trading platform, buy all the gold coins!"

"Yes." That player was ordered to do it. He didn't know who it was, but he had consigned tens of millions of gold coins on the trading platform again. Buying those gold coins would last for a while.

With Cao Xu's character, he would never give up the huge business he had been running for so long and withdraw from Faith. Even if he invested more, he would have to stake everything and fight with his back to the river. If the industry in the game was squeezed by the Nirvana Tribe, then he could only transfer funds from outside and buy a large number of gold coins to provide for the guild's expenses, so he invested more and more.

Nie Yan also invested a lot of money to vigorously develop war machines such as ironclad catapults.

"Nie Yan, I just got the news that the Century Financial Group bought another thirty million gold coins from the trading platform. Should we continue to sell, or should we stop?" Guo Huai asked. Guo Huai was really uneasy about what Nie Yan was doing. He knew that every time the Century Financial Group bought a part of the gold coins on the trading platform, its strength would grow a little bit, making it more difficult to deal with in battle.

"Don't worry about them, continue to sell. How are the materials for the Self-Destructing Wind Dragons? How many have you bought?" Nie Yan asked. In addition to things like ironclad catapults, he had also been developing Self-Destructing Wind Dragons on a large scale recently. The power of a Self-Destructing Wind Dragon was definitely stronger than five or six ironclad catapults.

"I've bought more than a hundred copies, but it will take a lot of effort to make them all," Guo Huai said. Self-Destructing Wind Dragons were indeed incredibly powerful and were a very powerful weapon for bombing ground troops.

"Let Ziyan speed up the progress, otherwise we'll have to wait too long," Nie Yan said. He didn't know when the final battle would break out, but he had to accumulate more strength before the final battle came.

"Also, Sun and the others have sent a message. They have collected eight Order Chapters. The Order Chapters from Angel Corp and the Century Financial Group are already in hand."

"Well done!" Nie Yan said excitedly. Sun and the others were quite fast.